The poll comes as Newsom has taken a more aggressive position in standing up to President Donald Trump.

The poll indicates support for the more aggressive position Newsom has taken in standing up to Donald Trump, particularly over a plan by Republicans in Texas to redraw their state’s congressional seat map in the hopes of winning more seats in midterm elections next year.

The battle to become the 2028 presidential election candidate will likely set the new direction for the Democratic Party as it struggles with net favorability at what one recent poll showed to be a three-year low. Newsom has not formally announced his candidacy.

  • floofloof@lemmy.ca
    12·
    16 hours ago

    From what I’ve seen, he’s further to the right than even many of the utterly useless center-right Democrats.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      32·
      16 hours ago

      Out of curiosity, why did you reply to a comment about the importance of differentiating neoliberals from Dems, by conflating the two?

      • floofloof@lemmy.ca
        22·
        16 hours ago

        Because they haven’t left the Democratic Party yet, and though the party may be starting to move away from neoliberalism, most of its most prominent voices today are still neoliberals. Running Newsom as a presidential candidate would seal the deal.